gulosity

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noun

Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony.

Similar
greedinessvoracitygluttony
OriginLate Latin gulōsitātem →
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Meanings

noungulosity (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableExcessive appetite; greed, gluttony.

    [T]he 206th number of his Rambler is a masterly essay against gulosity.

    1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 331

    Synonyms: greediness, voracity, gluttony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounExcessive appetite; greed, gluttony.

Similar
greedinessvoracitygluttony

Origin

  1. Late Latingulōsitātem
  2. Englishgulosity

From Late Latin gulōsitātem, from gulōsus (“gluttonous”).

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Chicago

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